Importance of conduct as per Ayurveda and Yoga-

Importance of conduct as per Ayurveda and Yoga-  According to Ayurveda a person can enrich his personality by a good mode of conduct  the could be a personal conduct or social conduct. “Sada” means good and “Vritta” means conduct or manners. It is such that an individual is eligible to have a balanced and peaceful mind, only by practicing these principles.  Assured rules described by Ayurveda for this concept of code of conduct can be classified into the following five types.

1. Ethical Conduct (Vyavaharika Sadvritta), 2. Social conduct (Samajik Sadvritta), 3. Mental Conduct (Manasik Sadvtitta), 4. Moral Conduct (Dharmika Sadvritta)

5. Physical Conduct (Sharirik Sadvritta)

A few rules that are followed regarding this concept are: Always speak the truth, cease from getting addicted to sensory pleasures, control one’s passions, speak pleasant and sweet words, observe self-control under all circumstances, not harming anyone, adopting hygiene, care of sense organs, and proper clothing, showing respect and gratitude towards teachers, elderly and intelligent people and always interrogating the self about who am I and what is the purpose of my life?

By following these values based ways of living one can understand the actual divine and eternal nature of our soul. If one follows these rules and regulations a person can have a long and healthy life avoiding disease, and accessing wealth. He acquires Moksha (self-realization). Thus, he gets liberation and escapes from the cycle of birth and death.

Sadvritta or good conduct forms the substance of Yogic sciences which especially focuses on the concept of self-realization or liberation. It states that the mental-emotional habit of getting identified with our particular body, mind, possessions, and relationships, according to Yoga, is really a deep misidentification which keeps us stuck to our behavioral grooves, causing us to experience suffering (Dukkha) over and over again. Who we are in truth is 

something or someone beyond our particular body, mind, possessions, and relationships. From a yogic perspective, we are immortal. All branches and forms of Yoga have a sound moral life as their foundation. Such a life is guided by the principle of Dharma, which means “morality,” “law,” “order,” and “virtue.” It stands for moral virtues like non-violence (Ahimsâ), truthfulness (Satya), abstention from theft (Asteya), chastity (Brahmacharya), compassion (Karunâ), and kindness (Maitrî). Yoga is traditionally called liberation teaching (Moksha-shâstra). It seeks to liberate us from our limited notion of who we are.  Without a firm grounding in these moral principles, Yoga cannot lead us to its ultimate goal of liberation.                           However simple a particular Yogic approach may be, it requires a profound commitment based on self-restraint. This self restraint is nothing other than the logical thought line of Sadvritta.